Town of Keenesburg, Colorado | |
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Motto(s): Home of 500 happy people and a few soreheads | |
Coordinates: 40°6′32″N 104°31′13″W / 40.10889°N 104.52028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County [1] | Weld |
Incorporated (town) | June 4, 1919 [2] |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory Town [1] |
• Mayor | Aron Lam |
Area | |
• Total | 3.46 sq mi (8.96 km2) |
• Land | 3.43 sq mi (8.89 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
Elevation | 4,944 ft (1,507 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,250 |
• Density | 360/sq mi (140/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 ( MDT) |
ZIP code [6] | 80643 |
Area code | 303 |
FIPS code | 08-40185 |
GNIS feature ID | 0204699 |
Website | Town website |
The Town of Keenesburg is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,250 at the 2020 United States Census. [5] It is home to The Wild Animal Sanctuary.
Keenesburg was named for Les Keene, an early settler. [7]
Keenesburg is located at 40°6′32″N 104°31′13″W / 40.10889°N 104.52028°W (40.108821, -104.520228). [8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of it is land and 1.75% is water.
As of January 2023, the mayor of Keenesburg is Aron Lam. [9] [10]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 164 | — | |
1930 | 297 | 81.1% | |
1940 | 284 | −4.4% | |
1950 | 432 | 52.1% | |
1960 | 409 | −5.3% | |
1970 | 427 | 4.4% | |
1980 | 541 | 26.7% | |
1990 | 570 | 5.4% | |
2000 | 855 | 50.0% | |
2010 | 1,127 | 31.8% | |
2020 | 1,250 | 10.9% |